n. [ F. créature, L. creatura. See Create. ] 1. Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man. [ 1913 Webster ] He asked water, a creature so common and needful that it was against the law of nature to deny him. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] God's first creature was light. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extol
Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] And most attractive is the fair result
Of thought, the creature of a polished mind. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature. [ 1913 Webster ] The world hath not a sweeter creature. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool. [ 1913 Webster ] A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Creature comforts, those objects, as food, drink, and shelter, which minister to the comfort of the body. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
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